diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.test.ts
index ddf90f8e792..84b1ffd1efb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.test.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ describe('markRightSidebarEdgePeekTipDismissed', () => {
 describe('tip copy', () => {
   it('describes the edge gesture and links into Settings', () => {
     expect(getRightSidebarEdgePeekTipTitle()).toContain('right edge')
-    expect(getRightSidebarEdgePeekSettingsLinkLabel()).toMatch(/Settings/)
-    expect(getRightSidebarEdgePeekSettingsLinkLabel()).toMatch(/Appearance/)
-    expect(getRightSidebarEdgePeekSettingsLinkLabel()).toMatch(/Edge Peek/)
+    expect(getRightSidebarEdgePeekSettingsLinkLabel()).toBe('Settings')
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.ts
index 070ad6df51d..f7c7032e6f7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-edge-peek-tip.ts
@@ -44,13 +44,9 @@ export function getRightSidebarEdgePeekTipSettingsPrefix(): string {
   return translate('auto.components.right.sidebar.edge.peek.tip.settingsPrefix', 'Turn this off in')
 }
 
-/** Clickable Settings breadcrumb for the edge-peek control. */
+/** Short clickable label; the target is still the edge-peek Appearance row. */
 export function getRightSidebarEdgePeekSettingsLinkLabel(): string {
-  return translate(
-    'auto.components.right.sidebar.edge.peek.tip.settingsLink',
-    'Settings › Appearance › {{value0}}',
-    { value0: getRightSidebarEdgePeekEntry().title }
-  )
+  return translate('auto.components.right.sidebar.edge.peek.tip.settingsLink', 'Settings')
 }
 
 /** Opens Appearance and scrolls/highlights the edge-peek switch. */